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Bahrain election overshadowed by opposition boycott
AFP, Published on 22/11/2014
» Bahrain voted Saturday in its first legislative election since security forces crushed a pro-democracy uprising in 2011, with the opposition boycotting the poll they see as a farce.
Gulf stocks dive over global growth fears, oil prices
AFP, Published on 12/10/2014
» KUWAIT CITY - Share prices in the energy-rich Gulf states nosedived on Sunday with investors spooked over global growth fears, declining oil prices and conflicts, analysts and traders said.
Joy for Iraq in dramatic day of Asian Games athletics
AFP, Published on 01/10/2014
» INCHEON (SOUTH KOREA) - A sensational triple disqualification in the Asian Games men's 800 metres on Wednesday lifted Iraq's Adnan Taess Akkar from fourth to win his country's first gold medal in Incheon.
Dope-ban Ogunode smashes Asia's 100m record
AFP, Published on 28/09/2014
» Qatar's Femi Ogunode made a victorious return from a doping ban Sunday as he smashed Asia's 100 metres record and snatched Asian Games gold with 9.93sec in wet conditions.
Bahrain runner stripped of athletics gold in Asian Games
AFP, Published on 27/09/2014
» Teenaged Bahrain steeplechaser Ruth Jebet was dramatically stripped of gold just before she mounted the podium on Saturday as the Asian Games athletics started in a storm of controversy.
Asian president reveals re-election bid
AFP, Published on 11/07/2014
» SINGAPORE - The head of Asian football has told AFP he will seek re-election next year as he tries to revamp regional soccer after previous scandals and a disappointing World Cup.
Senior US diplomat 'unwelcome' in Bahrain
AFP, Published on 08/07/2014
» DUBAI - Bahrain has told a senior US diplomat, who has met with representatives of the country's opposition, that he was "unwelcome" in the kingdom and should "leave immediately."
Bahrain police officer killed in 'terrorist' blast
AFP, Published on 05/07/2014
» DUBAI - A police officer died in a "terrorist" blast in a Shiite-populated village in the Sunni-ruled Gulf kingdom of Bahrain, an interior ministry official announced Saturday.
Asian body votes to merge top posts
AFP, Published on 10/06/2014
» The head of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) won a battle to merge the region's presidency with the FIFA vice-presidency Monday in a move which could help him increase his power at the next leadership election.
Asian football chief backs Qatar to clear doubts
AFP, Published on 02/06/2014
» Asia's football chief Shaikh Salman Ebrahim Al Khalifa said Monday he is convinced Qatar would try to clear the air over fresh claims it paid millions in bribes to secure the 2022 World Cup.